Meet 3-year-old African boy, who remembers entire Quran

A three-year-old Nigerian boy from the city of Zaria, Kaduna state, made Nigeria proud. Muhammad Shamsuddeen Aliyu not only memorised the entire Holy Quran, but also emerged one of the winners of an international competition in Saudi Arabia.

Below are the TOP-8 facts about the gifted Nigerian boy who made the world talking:

5. Before reaching an international level, Aliyu started attending Quranic recitation competition from Zaria local government. After winning the local even he represented the school at the state and the national levels.

The Islamic cleric said it was possible for Allah to bless a 3-year-old with the memorisation of the complete Holy Quran, adding:

“But in the history of Islam, that is the generations that the prophet (SAW) stamped as the best, there was no reported case of anyone who memorised the Holy the Quran at that age. There were instances where children of nine and above were reported to have memorised the Holy Quran, but not three.”